economizer

[ ih-kon-uh-mahy-zer ]

/ ɪˈkɒn əˌmaɪ zər /

noun

(in a boiler) a device for warming feed water with gases entering the chimney or stack.

Nearby words

economics, economism, economist, economistic, economize, economizer, economo's disease, economy, economy class, economy of scale, economy-class syndrome

Origin of economizer

First recorded in 1830–40; economize + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for economizer

The economizer and the stoker gear and worm were driven by a Brotherhood three cylinder hydraulic engine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.|Various
At the back of the boilers was a Green's economizer, consisting of ninety-six tubes.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.|Various
It is composed of two parts, the boiler proper and the “economizer.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
Thus at the outset tobacco exhibits itself as an economizer of life.
Tobacco and Alcohol|John Fiske

From the economizer the gas is drawn through a wet scrubber where it undergoes a further cooling and is cleansed of dirt and dust.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910|Herbert M. Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for economizer

economizer

economiser

/ (ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪzə) /

noun

a device that uses the waste heat from a boiler flue to preheat the feed water

a person or thing that economizes

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